diff --git a/SwarselSystems.org b/SwarselSystems.org
index b049beb..906a325 100644
--- a/SwarselSystems.org
+++ b/SwarselSystems.org
@@ -9694,8 +9694,18 @@ To get other URLs (token, etc.), use https://<kanidmDomain>/oauth2/openid/<clien
     certBase = "/etc/ssl";
     certsDir = "${certBase}/certs";
     privateDir = "${certBase}/private";
-    certPath = "${certsDir}/${serviceName}.crt";
-    keyPath = "${privateDir}/${serviceName}.key";
+    certPathBase = "${certsDir}/${serviceName}.crt";
+    certPath =
+      if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then
+        "/persist${certPathBase}"
+      else
+        "${certPathBase}";
+    keyPathBase = "${privateDir}/${serviceName}.key";
+    keyPath =
+      if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then
+        "/persist${keyPathBase}"
+      else
+        "${keyPathBase}";
   in
   {
     options.swarselmodules.server.${serviceName} = lib.mkEnableOption "enable ${serviceName} on server";
@@ -9728,6 +9738,16 @@ To get other URLs (token, etc.), use https://<kanidmDomain>/oauth2/openid/<clien
 
       globals.services.${serviceName}.domain = serviceDomain;
 
+      environment.persistence."/persist" = lib.mkIf config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence {
+        files = [
+          certPathBase
+          keyPathBase
+        ];
+      };
+
+      system.activationScripts."createPersistentStorageDirs" = lib.mkIf config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence {
+        deps = [ "generateSSLCert-${serviceName}" "users" "groups" ];
+      };
       system.activationScripts."generateSSLCert-${serviceName}" =
         let
           daysValid = 3650;
@@ -9738,13 +9758,15 @@ To get other URLs (token, etc.), use https://<kanidmDomain>/oauth2/openid/<clien
             set -eu
 
             ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0755 ${certsDir}
+            ${if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0755 /persist${certsDir}" else ""}
             ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0750 ${privateDir}
+            ${if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0750 /persist${privateDir}" else ""}
 
             need_gen=0
-            if [ ! -f "${certPath}" ] || [ ! -f "${keyPath}" ]; then
+            if [ ! -f "${certPathBase}" ] || [ ! -f "${keyPathBase}" ]; then
               need_gen=1
             else
-              enddate="$(${pkgs.openssl}/bin/openssl x509 -noout -enddate -in "${certPath}" | cut -d= -f2)"
+              enddate="$(${pkgs.openssl}/bin/openssl x509 -noout -enddate -in "${certPathBase}" | cut -d= -f2)"
               end_epoch="$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/date -d "$enddate" +%s)"
               now_epoch="$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/date +%s)"
               seconds_left=$(( end_epoch - now_epoch ))
@@ -9766,7 +9788,10 @@ To get other URLs (token, etc.), use https://<kanidmDomain>/oauth2/openid/<clien
               chown ${serviceUser}:${serviceGroup} "${certPath}" "${keyPath}"
             fi
           '';
-          deps = [ "etc" ];
+          deps = [
+            "etc"
+            (lib.mkIf config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence "specialfs")
+          ];
         };
 
       services = {
@@ -9777,9 +9802,9 @@ To get other URLs (token, etc.), use https://<kanidmDomain>/oauth2/openid/<clien
             domain = serviceDomain;
             origin = "https://${serviceDomain}";
             # tls_chain = config.sops.secrets.kanidm-self-signed-crt.path;
-            tls_chain = certPath;
+            tls_chain = certPathBase;
             # tls_key = config.sops.secrets.kanidm-self-signed-key.path;
-            tls_key = keyPath;
+            tls_key = keyPathBase;
             bindaddress = "0.0.0.0:${toString servicePort}";
             trust_x_forward_for = true;
           };
diff --git a/modules/nixos/server/kanidm.nix b/modules/nixos/server/kanidm.nix
index e7ab275..16ea0bd 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/server/kanidm.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/server/kanidm.nix
@@ -20,8 +20,18 @@ let
   certBase = "/etc/ssl";
   certsDir = "${certBase}/certs";
   privateDir = "${certBase}/private";
-  certPath = "${certsDir}/${serviceName}.crt";
-  keyPath = "${privateDir}/${serviceName}.key";
+  certPathBase = "${certsDir}/${serviceName}.crt";
+  certPath =
+    if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then
+      "/persist${certPathBase}"
+    else
+      "${certPathBase}";
+  keyPathBase = "${privateDir}/${serviceName}.key";
+  keyPath =
+    if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then
+      "/persist${keyPathBase}"
+    else
+      "${keyPathBase}";
 in
 {
   options.swarselmodules.server.${serviceName} = lib.mkEnableOption "enable ${serviceName} on server";
@@ -54,6 +64,16 @@ in
 
     globals.services.${serviceName}.domain = serviceDomain;
 
+    environment.persistence."/persist" = lib.mkIf config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence {
+      files = [
+        certPathBase
+        keyPathBase
+      ];
+    };
+
+    system.activationScripts."createPersistentStorageDirs" = lib.mkIf config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence {
+      deps = [ "generateSSLCert-${serviceName}" "users" "groups" ];
+    };
     system.activationScripts."generateSSLCert-${serviceName}" =
       let
         daysValid = 3650;
@@ -64,13 +84,15 @@ in
           set -eu
 
           ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0755 ${certsDir}
+          ${if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0755 /persist${certsDir}" else ""}
           ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0750 ${privateDir}
+          ${if config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence then "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d -m 0750 /persist${privateDir}" else ""}
 
           need_gen=0
-          if [ ! -f "${certPath}" ] || [ ! -f "${keyPath}" ]; then
+          if [ ! -f "${certPathBase}" ] || [ ! -f "${keyPathBase}" ]; then
             need_gen=1
           else
-            enddate="$(${pkgs.openssl}/bin/openssl x509 -noout -enddate -in "${certPath}" | cut -d= -f2)"
+            enddate="$(${pkgs.openssl}/bin/openssl x509 -noout -enddate -in "${certPathBase}" | cut -d= -f2)"
             end_epoch="$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/date -d "$enddate" +%s)"
             now_epoch="$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/date +%s)"
             seconds_left=$(( end_epoch - now_epoch ))
@@ -92,7 +114,10 @@ in
             chown ${serviceUser}:${serviceGroup} "${certPath}" "${keyPath}"
           fi
         '';
-        deps = [ "etc" ];
+        deps = [
+          "etc"
+          (lib.mkIf config.swarselsystems.isImpermanence "specialfs")
+        ];
       };
 
     services = {
@@ -103,9 +128,9 @@ in
           domain = serviceDomain;
           origin = "https://${serviceDomain}";
           # tls_chain = config.sops.secrets.kanidm-self-signed-crt.path;
-          tls_chain = certPath;
+          tls_chain = certPathBase;
           # tls_key = config.sops.secrets.kanidm-self-signed-key.path;
-          tls_key = keyPath;
+          tls_key = keyPathBase;
           bindaddress = "0.0.0.0:${toString servicePort}";
           trust_x_forward_for = true;
         };